Labeling-machine.



F. KRAEMER. LABELING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED APR.I3. I914.

INVENTDR 135' Q ATTDRN EYb Patented Feb. 8, 1916. 5 SHEETS-SHEET IWITNEEJEIEE flkfi ycy' F. KRAEMER.

LABELING MACHINE.

APPLICATBON FiLEU APR. 13, 1914.

Patented Feb. 8, 1916.

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|NVENTEIR UTE WiTNEEE-JEE F. KRAEMEH.

LABELING MACHINE.

APPUCATION man APR. 13, 1914.

Patented Feb. 8, 1916.

5 SHtETS-SHEET 3 INVENTUR ATTORNEY:

F. KRAEMER.

LABELING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 13. m4,

5 SHhETS-SHEET 4 INVENTDR MW by ATTORNEYS F. KRAEMER.

LABELING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. :3, m4.

1 1 70,9 1 3. Patented Feb. 8, 1916.

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WITNEEEIEEI 013W 6" P y- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK KBAEMER, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE' ASSIGNMENTS, OF

ONE-HALF TO THE UNITED STATES LABELING MACHINE COMPANY.

' LABELING MAGHINE.

.To (ill whom it may concern:

New York, have invented new and useful Improvements inLabeling-Machines, of which the following 1s a specification.

This invention relates to a machine designed more especially forapplying labels to bottles containing beverages. such as beer and softdrinks, but the same is also useful for labeling other receptacles ofsimilar form.

The object of my-inveution is the production of a compact and reliablemachine by which such bottles and similar containers can be labeledexpeditiously and at much less cost than by manual labor.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a 'side elevation of a machineembodying theinventionei ig. 2 is a sectional top plan view thereof.Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sec tion of the machine on line 3-3. Fig. 4,Fig. 4 is a transverse section on line 4" l'. Fig. 3. Figs. 5 and ti arefragmentary longitudinal sections on the correspondingly numbered linesin Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is a longitudi nal central section of thelabel-feeding and pasting mechanism, on an enlarged scale. Fig. 8 isan-end view thereof. Fig. 9 is a horizontal section on line 9-S), Fig.7. Fig. 10 is a. transverse section on line 10-1U Fig. 7. Fig. 11 is afragmentary longitudinal section on line 1l11, Fig. 8. Fig. 12 is atransverse section of the follower-screw on line 1212, Fig. 7.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views.

The main frame of the machine comprises a base 1, upright longitudinalside plates or frames 2, 3, mounted on the base. In the preferredconstruction shown in the drawings, one of theseside frames is fixed tothe. base. while the opposite frame 3 is movable toward and from saidfixed frame to render the machine adjustable to bottles of differentlengths. For this purpose the movable side frame is provided with anextended foot 4 which is adjustably secured to the base 1 .by verticalclamping bolts passing through said foot and through slots 3 arrangedtransversely in the base of the ma chine. The side frames are connectedat Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 8, 1916.

Application filed April 13, 1914. Serial No. 831,459.

their ends by a pair of overlapping or tele scopic bars 6 carried by theframes respectively and adjustably clamped together by bolts 7 passingthrough openings in one of the lapped bars and horizontal slots 8 in theether bar. as best shown at the left-hand end of Fig. 2.

9 indicates a conveyer or carrier, preferably of the endless type,extending horizontally from the front to the rear end of the machine andadapted to present the bottles successively to the bottle-rotating andlabel applying mechanism hereinafter described. The conveyer shown inthe drawings consists of comparatively widelinks l0 pivotally connectedby pintles 11 carried by sprocket chains 12 which pass around rearshafts 14 mounted in the side frames :2 and 3. In the construction shownin the drawings, the front shaft is adjustable relatively to the rearone for taking up any slack or Wear of the conveyer. For this purpose,the front shaft is rarried by hearing boxes 15 sliding in longitudinalslots 16 of said side frames and the shaft is adjust ed, to tighten theconveyer. by longitudinal screws 17 secured at'their ends to sleeves 18loosely surrounding the shaft. The outer portions of the screws areslidable in bearings 19 carried by the.outer of the overlapping end bars6. At their outer ends the screws have adjusting nuts .20 which bearagainst said end bar, whereby upon turning the said nuts in one or theother direction. the front shaft of the conveyer 14 is adjusted towardor from the rear one. Each of the conveyer-links 10 carries a pair ofopposing bottle-seats or saddles 21 which may belongitudinally-adjusta-ble on the plates to enable them to be placed inaccurate alinement transversely of the chain. This may be done by meansof clamping bolts 22 tapped into the links and passing throughlongitudinal slots in the base flanges of the saddlesfas shown.

23 indicates the main shaft of the ma chine supported transversely inthe side frames 2 and 3 and passing between the upper and lower runs ofthe conveyor. This shaft may be driven by an electric motor 24 havingits armature shaft '25 provided with a worm which engages a worm gear ordisk i secured to the main shaft 23. One of 'sprocket wheels 13 securedto the front and the conveyer shafts H is driven from this main shaft bya sprocket chain 27 and sprockets 28. The worm gear or disk 26 isarranged adjacent to one side of the end less conveyer and carries onits inner face a circular series of equidistant rotary holders 29against which the bottoms of the bottles to be labeled are seated. Thebottles are pressed against these holders by a corresponding series ofspring-pressed plungers or holders 30 arranged in alinement therewithand bearing against the heads or mouths of the bottles, as bestillustrated in Fig. 4, in which one of the bottles is shown by dot-tedlines. These plungers are carried by a rotary disk 31 secured to themain shaft 23 at the side of the conveyer opposite that at which thegear-disk is located. Each of these plungers is free to turn and slidein a transverse socket 32 of the disk 31 and provided with a reducedstem 33 extending through the outer end of the socket and terminating ina head or button 34.

35 indicates the plunger-spring which preferably surrounds said stembetween the plunger and the closed end of the socket, as shown in Fig.4.

Referring to the lastn'amed figure, each of the rotary bottle-holders 29has a hollow spindle 36 suitably journaledin the gear disk 26 parallelwith the axis of the latter. Fixed to the projecting outer end of thisspindle is a pinion 37 which during a portion of the rotation of saiddisk is adapted to engage a fixed ear segment 38 secured to the adjacentside ame 2 concentrically with said disk, so that the pinions 37 bysuccessively rolling over said segment, rotate the bottle-holders 29 andthe bottles seated against them. In the preferred construction shown,this gearsegment forms the upper portion of a ring 39, the remainingportion of which is smooth or toothless and offset outwardly beyond thesegment, as shown in Fig. i. The spindle of each bottle-holder 29 isprovided at its outer end with a smooth edged stop wheel or pinion 40provided in its periphery with opposing concave notches 11, one or theother of which is adapted to engage the smooth edge of said ring 39, tohold the bottle-holder and the bottle clamped against it against turningwhile out of engagement with the gear-segment. By this construction, thebottle-holders are at rest at the times that they receive the bottlesfrom the conveyer and deliver them thereto. avoiding liability ofdisplacing the bottles from their proper position as they enter andleave the bottle-holders, which in ght otherwise occur.

In order to reliably center th bottles on their bottom-holders 29 whedelivered thereto by the conveyer, a pair of centering rollers 42 arearranged at opposite edges of the holder, as best shown in Fig. 3, theserollers being journaled on studs secured to the inner side of the geardisk 26 parallel with the spindles of said holders. One of the centeringrollers of each holder is located below a line passing diametricallythrough the axis. of the holder and the other centering roller,referring to the position of the holder as it ascends on the receivingside of the rotary disks 31.

To insure the proper centering of the heads of the bottles against theplungers 30, suitable centering seats or bars d3 are mounted on the disk31 in the proper position to receive and support the necks of thebottles as the latter enter between the plun gers and the holders, asshown in Figs. 4 and 5. One of these bars is employed for each bottleand it is supported at a suitable distance from the disk by rods 4 1projecting inwardly therefrom. As shown in Fig. the outer portions ofthese bars are curved on their front sides to conform to the necks ofthe bottles.

Automatic nieansare provided for with drawing the plungers 30 to receivethe bot tles between them and the rotary holders 29, and similar meansare provided for withdrawing the plungers to release the bottles afterreceiving the labels. The preferred means shown in the drawings consistof a. receiving cam 45 arranged in the path of the inner sides of theplunger buttons 34 at the front or bottle-receiving side of the rotarydisks 31 and a similar releasing or discharge-cam 46 likewise arrangedin the path of said buttons at the rear or bottle-discharging side ofsaid disks. The outer faces of said cams are oblique to draw theplungerbuttons 34 outwardly against their springs 35 and withdraw theplungers to a position in which the bottles may enter freely betweenthem and the rotary holders 29 at the receiving side of the disks 31 andbe released therefrom at the discharge side of the disks where thelabeled bottles are again received by the conveyer and deposited upon aplatform or other suitable support, not shown in the drawings. In theconstruction shown, these cams are carried by a bracket 47 secured tothe adjacent side frame 3 of the machine. a

48 indicates a table or support arranged at the front end of the machineover the upper side of the conveyer 9 and adapted to receive the bottlesto be labeled which'are placed thereon by an attendant. This tableextends rearwardly to the front side of the disks 26, 31,.and is slottedlongitudinally from a point near its front end to its extreme rear end,as shown at 50. to permit the bottle-saddles 21 to project through thetable on arriving at the upperside of the conveyer. guides filvvliichprevent endwise displacement of the bottles on the saddles and ar- Thistable has side walls orranged in alinement with the faces of the versefeed bottle holders 29 and the 'plungers 30, so as to guide the bottlesbetween them.

Mounted above the space between the disks 26, 31 is a suitable labelfeedingand pasting mechanism illustrated in Figs' 7 12, which ispreferably constructed as follows:

52 indicates a box or casing which is suspended froma pair of cross bars53 supported by supplemental side frames 54 surmounting the main sideframes 2, 3, and rigidly secured thereto. To permiton'e of'thosesupplemental side frames to follow the lateral adjustment of thecorresponding main side frame 2, the cross bars are secured to saidframe by clamping bolts 55 passing through longitudinal slots in thebars, as shown in Fig. 2.

Arranged in the upper portion of the easing is a longitudinal labelcompartment 56 in which the labels are stacked on end. Resting on thebottom of this compartment is a follower 57 which bears against the backof the stack of labels and serves to feed them against an abutment 58forming. the front wall of the compartment and terminating short of thebottom. ranged in line with the front side of a transroll 59 arranged insuch close proximity to the front edge of the bottom as to allow but asingle label to pass at the time, The abutment 5 is preferably yieldableand for this purpose is mounted to slide on longitudinal guide rods 60carried bythe side walls of the box 52, and springs 61 are applied tothese rods between the abutment and supporting lugs of said guide rods,as shown in Figs. 7 and 8..

The follower 57 is intermittently fed forward by any suitable means butI prefer to employ for this purpose a non-rotary screw U2 arranged in asocket 63 projecting from the back of the follower and sliding in thesmooth'bored-hub of .a wornrwheel (it iournaled in the rear wall of thelabel ronuiurtment and in a standard 65 secured to the bottom of thecompartment, the worm wheel being held against endwise movement betweensaid parts but free to tum therein. its hub projects beyond said walland is provided with a radial opening in which is guided a pin i adaptedto engage the thread of the srrew b2. o that when said pin engages theil't and the Worm wheel is turned in the proper direction. the screw ismused to lid in the hub of the worm wheel and more [he follower 37toward the front wall of the lnl'n'l filliliiltllitllt. lhe pin 7 iidlilwi bv the free end of a C shnped \priue i wbi b urrounds theextended end ol llnworm wheel bub And is fixed at its lillWl ib. to wi lhub. u -liown ut bit in lie, i. ll ipring normally lltil llllfl the lllin tllji'ji ill'lll W ill (be llll't'tltl (it [lb tidbit-. i lbw Thisabutment is an Y lHl'i be follower reaches the limitof its forwardmovement, it can be readily pushed back to its initial pOSltioM forre-filling the label-box by simply with drawing the pin 67 from thescrew, the screw sliding freely, through the wormwvheel hub. It isdesirable that the follower should exert a yieldable pressure againstthe stack of labels, and for this purpose the follower socket 63 ismounted to slide to a. limited extent on the screw 62 and a spring 70 isshaft 74supported in the side wall of the label-compartment. This shaftis driven from'an intermittentlyrotating clutch gear 75 through themedium of a sprocket chain 76 running around sprocket wheels 77 mountedon aid shaft and on the hub of an idler pinion 78 which in turn mesheswith said clutch gear, as shown in Figs. 1, and 10. This clutch gear ismounted on a hollow stud-79 carried by the box 52 and is adapted to beconnected by a suitable clutch with a continuously-rotating shaft 90journaled in said box. The lastnamed shaft is driven by a sprocketchain. 81 from a countershaft 82 which in turn is driven from the mainShaft 25' by a sprocket chain 83. Said clutch may be of any suitableconstruction, that shown in the drawings consisting of a sleeve 94mounted to Slide lengthwise on the pro-' jectirlg end of the shaft andhaving radial pins 84' adapted to interlock with pins 35 projecting fromthe onterside of the clutch gear. The clutch-sleeve is normally held outof engagement with the clutch gear by a spring Fit? and moved intoengagement therewith by a cam or incline 97 carried by :lvertically-reelprocating cum rod RR. The clutch-sleeve is compelled toturn with the shaft 30 by :1 cross pin which engages the forked end ofsaid shaft. .\s shown in l ig. U). the clntrlrgeur T3 is mountedronrentrirully with its actuating shaft Rt").

Arranged below the discharge end of the lubel rompurtinent are a pair oflower feed Fig; 10. Also mounted on the last-named roll shaft are a pairof paste-wheels 96' which are preferably arranged to apply paste orother adhesive material along the marginal portions of the labels asthey pass between the lower rolls 90, 91. These paste wheels arerespectively arranged in a pair of paste-receptacles or chambers 97which may be formed integral with the box 52 but are preferably formedin adrawer 98 suitably guided on said box, so that it may be removed toconveniently clean the pastereceptacles from time to time.

99 indicates wiping rolls arranged below the lower feed roll in theproper position to bear against the advancing sides of the rotatingbottles as they are carried past the labetfeeding and pasting mechanismby the rotary disks 26, 31. -For this purpose, said wiping rolls arepreferably carried by a pair of hangers 100 pivoted on the shaft of thelower front feed roll, so as to be free to swing lengthwise of themachine, The shafts of these wiping rolls are mounted at their ends insubstantially upright rock bars 101 preferably pivoted centrally upona-horizontal rod 102 mounted in the lower ends of said hangers. so thatthe wiping rolls are free to accommodate themselves to the cylindricalsurface of the bottles and smoothly p ress the pasted label a ainst thesame. i The wiping rolls are yiel ingly held in their righted oroperative position against the bottle by a suitable spring. In theConstruction shown, Figs. 8 and 11, a wire spring 104 is employed whichis fastened at its upper end to the inner side of one of the hangers andbears at its free lower end against :1 lug 105 secured to the adjacentcarrying-bar 101 of thegrolls and extending above and below thepivot-rod 102. By this construction, the spring resists rocking ortilting of such bars out of their normal position. The wiping rolls bearagainst the side of the bottle by gravity, and after receiving itslabelthe advancing bottle pushes the wiping rolls rearwardly and passesunder them, the suspended rplls swinging back to their normal p0- sitiunby the time the next bottle arrives nndvrthc label-feeding mechanism.

HIT indicates a pair of label-guides arltlllflwl slightly in rear of themeeting edges of [ln' lower feed rolls 90, 91, and extending dmvnwnldl)to a point opposite the upper n iping roll on, so as to guide thedescending llll tl llL'tWOPll the Wiping Polls and the botilw 109indicates suitable scrapers which cruto remove the excess paste from thepwtowhmls 6, and which may be carried I i by llw rcnwvziiile drawer 98.

As before stated, the label-advancing follower 57 and the feed rolls 59,91 are actu- Med-intermittently; this being necessary in order toprevent the feeding of labels during the intervals that no bottles arepresentintermittent'operation of the feeding mechanism must have adefinite relation to the movement of .the bottle-carrying disks 26,

movements is effected by trip pins 109 guided axially in thebottle-holders .29 and adapted to be engaged by the bottoms of thebottles seated against the holder. These pins are of such length thatwhen a bottle is fed between one of the holders and its companion'plunger 30,'the corresponding trip pin is projected beyond the outerside of the gear disk sufliciently to engage a shoe 110 at the lower endof the cam rod 88 when the bottle arrives in the proper position underthe label feeding mechanism to receive a label therefrom, as shown bydotted lines in Fig. 7. When such a trip pin encounters the shoe, itpushes said rod upward, causing its cam 87 to shift the clutch sleeve 84into engagement with the clutch gear 75 and driving thers'p rocketwheels 77 momentarily and The proper relative timing of these,

. "*ic .ed to the label-feeding mechanism. This at the same time drivingthe worm gear 73 a to cause the screw 62 to advance the follower a step,the duration of these movements being suflicient to feed the foremostlabel of i the stack down past the pasting wheels 96 and between thetopmost bottle and the wiping rolls 99. As soon as theactive trip pin109 clears said shoe 110 by the forward rotation of the gear disk, thecanrrod is depressed to its initial position by a spring 112, Fig. 8,allowing the spring 86 to throw the clutch sleeve out of engagement withthe clutch gear, and stopping the feed roll 90 until the trip pin of thenext succeeding bottle-holder 29 strikes the shoe when the labelfeedingand pasting mechanism is again actuated.

The trip pins 109 are held frictionally in the bores of the bottleholders 29, and their faces should be normally flush with the faces ofthe bottle holders, otherwise theywill interfere with the free entranceof the bottles between them and the companion plungers 30. To alwaysinsure the retraction of the trip pins, a spring or equivalent part 113is arranged in the circular path of travel of the trip pins, so that bythe rotation of the gear disk 26, the bottle-holdeis ride or brush overthis spring, which pushes any inwardlydisplaced pins outward so thattheir inner and in order to prevent the operation of the label-feedingmechanism when such an empty pair arrives opposite it, a trip-spring ormember 115 is located in the proper position to be encountered by thepro ecting outer end of the trip pin 109 of the empty bottle'holdcrbefore said pin reaches the shoe of the cam rod 88. Saidtrip pin isthereby pushed inward far enough to clear the shoe, preventing actuationof the cam rod and avoiding waste of a label which would otherwiseoccur. This trip spring may be supported by any suitable means but isshoe 110,- as shown in Figs. 1' and 4.

It will be understood that the length of the shoe determines the time ofoperation of the labeling and'pasting mechanism, a'largcr or shortershoe being einployed according to the size of the labels to be appliedto the bottles. The pinions 37 of the rotary bottle-holders have asutiicient number of teeth to turn the bottles. v

When labels of maximum length are employed, or such as have overlappingends, the bottles must obviously be given more than a complete turn, saya turn and a hall. For this purpose, each pinion has a' smaller numberof teeth than a section of the gearsegment equal to the distance betweenthe axes of two adjacent pinions. In practice such a section may have 36teeth and the pinions 24 teeth. It is also obvious that in practice thedistance between adjacent bottle-holders must be equal to the {distancebetween adjacent bottle-seats of the conveyor, and that the latter andthe rotary disks 26, 31 must travel in unison.

Where bottles have the name and address of the manufacturer or othermatter embossed on one side thereof, it is necessary to apply the labelson the opposite, smooth side, and the bottles must be placed in theconveyor-seats 21 with their embossed sides downward. To permit suchbottles' to be placed at random in the conveyor-seats and yet insure thepresentation of their unembossed sides to the labeling mechanism, Iprovide means for automatically turning them to their proper position.The preferred device comprises one or more brushes or wipers 116arranged above the path of travel of the embossed bottom-portions of thebottles which overhang the side of the conveyor. These brushes may belocated near the receiving end of the conveyer and their lower edges areso arranged that they clear or barely touch the unembossed portions ofthe bottles passing u'nderthem, but are encountered by the embossedportions thereof, compelling the travelin bottles to turn in their seatsuntil their em mssed portions arrive under the brushes. when'tlubotth-sare carried around toward the labeling mechanism with their smooth sideupward.

preferably carried, by the- The brushes may consist of relatively stiffrubber strips secured in suitable brackets or holder's 11'? carried bythe feed table or other support.

The machine being set. in motion, its oper ation is as follows: Theconveyer 9 and the rotary disks 26, 31 travel constantly in thedirection of the arrow, the label follower 57 and upper and lower. feedwheels 59, 91 operate intermittently, and the )aste wheels 96 rotateconstantly to agitate tie paste and prevent thickening thereof. Theunlabeled bottles laced upon the table 48 are successively deposited inthe seats 21.0f the conveyer and when a. bottle enters between the disks26, 31. it is met by one of the head centering seats 43 and an opposingpair of bottom centering rollers 42 which lift the bottle from theconveyor-seat and center it between the corresponding rotarybottleholdor 2H and plun 'cr 30, the latter having been previouslywithdrawn by the front rain to admit the battle. In the same manner, thesucceeding bottles are transferred from the conveyor to the bottleholders and plungem of said disks or carriers. The moment one of thetraveling bottles comes in contact with the wi ing rollers 99, theprojecting pin 109 of tie corresponding bottle holder trips the shoe110, throwing the label follower and the rotating feed rolls 59, 91 intogear with their driving mechanism and causing these parts to feed theforemost label of the stack past the paste-wheels and between the bottleand the wiping rollers, the advancing and of the label adhering to thebottle which by its rotation wraps the label about itself, while thewiping rollers press it smoothly against the bottle, completing thelabelin operation. The traveling bottle pushes t e w'ipin rollers asideand upon descending to a position immediately over one of thebottle-seats of the conveyor is automatically released by the withdrawalof the plunger and deposited on said seat, whereupon it is conveyed tothedelivery end of the machine where it is removed by any suitable meansIt will thus be seen that the labeling operation and as the conveyer andthe rotary bottle carriers and disks 26, 31 travel continuously, themachine has a correspondingly large capacit At the same time, themachine is relia la in operation and comparatively simple and-compact inconstruction.

When constructed as shown in the drawings, the machine can be ad ustedto vary the distance between the opposing disks or bottle'carriers toaccommodate bottles of different lengths. This is accomplished byadjusting the side frame 2 toward or from the opposite scribed. andcorrespondinglv shifting the adjacent plunger-carrying disk on the mainshaft 23 upon which it may be adjustably is entirely automatic,

frame, as hereinbeforc de-' Pin s i-ured by a set screw 118. This mainshaft is extended beyond said movable side frame for this purpose, asshown in Figs. L and 4.

located wholly or principallv on the opposite \lllt of themachine,adjacent to its fixed 7 side frame.

Various changes or modifications of parts of the HHH'lllnt can obviouslybe made Within the scope of the appended claims, and I do notIlu-ri-t'ore wish to be limited to the partiruiar construction of themachine herein shown and described.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a labeling machine, the combination of a label-feeder, a rotarycarrier cooperating tlmrcwith. a circular row of rotary hottic-holdersmounted on said carrier, means for tnrningsaid bottle-holders relativelyto said carrier. and bottle-centering rollers journalcd on the carrierat opposite sides of each of said holders.

2 In a Iain-ling machine, the combination of a la el-feeder. opposingrotary carriers cooperating therewith, a circular row of ro' tarvhottleholdors journaled in one of said carriers. an opposing row ofspring-pressed plung'rrs mounted in the other carrier, and venturingseals for the bottle-necks mounted on the inner sidiof the lastnamedcarrier.

3. in a labeling machine, the combination f a label-feeder, spacedrotary carriers coopcratim therewith, a circular row of rotaryllilttlB-llfiTtlCl'S mounted on one of said carriers. an opposing row ofcorresponding bottiulwldcrs mounted on the other carrier, means forautomatically turning; said rotarg, holders relatively to their carrier,and a conveyor running between said carriers and having bottle-seats.

i. In a labeling machine, the combination of a label-feeder, spacedrotary carriers cooperating th u'cwith. a circular row of rotaryl-ot-tlo-holdeis mounted o'none of said calrirrsan opposing row ofcorresponding bottic-holders mounted on the other carrier, autoinulicmeans for turning said rotary holdrrs relatively to their carrier,bottle-center lug seats mounted on said carriers adjacent lo saidbottlcholders, and ,a conveyer arranged lietwecu said carriers andhaving botlliyseats.

5, n a labeling machine, the combination of a babel-feeder, mechanismfor intermittenlli' actuating the feeder, a carrier havingbottle-holders. and trip means mounted on said rarrivr and cooperatingwith said actuating un-i-lmnism to operate the labelfeeder lu-n :1bottle urri res opposite the Same.

ii, In a labeling machine. the combination of a label-Feeder. mechanismfor intermittvntl urinating the feeder. a carrier having uttlc-liollrrs. and trip pins mounted on said in rrirr rmnrlllcnt with the axes 0fsaid hold- To facilitate this adjustment, the drinng, una-hanism of thevarious parts 15 ers and cooperating with said actuating mechanism.

7. In a. labeling machine, the combination of a label-feeder, mechanismfor intermittently actuating the feeder, a carrier havingbottle-holders, trip pins slidable axially through said holders andcontrolling said actuatin mechanism, and automatic means for sbi ingsaid pins lengthwise in said holders 8. In a labeling machine, thecombination of a label-feeder, mechanism for intermittently actuatingthe feeder, a carrier having said holders and controlling said actuatingmechanism, and relatively fixed means arranged to be encountered by theinner ends of said ins for shifting them flush with the faces of saidholders.

9. In a labeling machine, the combination of a label-feeder, mechanismfor intermittently actuating the feeder, a carrier having bottloholders,trip devices retractably mounted in said bottle-holders and controllingsaid actuating mechanism. said trip devices being held In their normalprojecting position by the bottoms of the bottles seated against saidholders, and automatic means for shifting said trip devices to theirinoperative position when the holders are empty.

10. In a labelin machine, the combinatlon of a label-fee er, mechanismfor interlnittentlv actuating the feeder, :1 carrier havingbottle-holders, trip deri es retract ably mounted in said bottle holdersand controlling said actuating mechanism, said trip devices being heldin their normal projecting position by the bottoms of the bottles seatedagainst said holders, automatic shifting means arranged at the receivingside of said carrier for moving said trip devices into operativeposition, and automatic shifting means arranged between the first-namedshifting means and the label-feeder for moving the trip devices of emptybottle holders to inoperative position.

11. In a labelin machine, the combination of a label-fee er, mechanismfor interniittcntlv actuating the feeder, a carrier ha vingbottle-holders, trip pins slidable axially in said bottle-holders andcontrolling said actuating mechanism, and a cam-spring arranged in thepath of travel of the rojecting ends of said ins. for shifting tie pinsof empty bottle-ii position.

12. In a labeling machine, the combination of a label-feeder, drivingmechanism. a clutch for connecting the feeder with said drivingmechanism, a cam-member controlling said clutch, a rotary Currier,bottleholders mounted at intervals on the carrier, and trip pins mountedon said carrier coincidcutly with said bottle-holders and urrangi-d toengage said 'illll-lllt'lllbeli 13. In a labeling marhine, thecoinbination of a label-feeder, driving mechanism, a clutch forconnecting the feeder with said driving mechanism, a spring-pressedcamrod controlling said clutch and having a shoe, a rotary carrierhaving bottle holders, and trip pins located in said bottle-holders andarmmged to engage said shoe.

14. In a labeling machine, the combination of a label-feeder, opposingcarriers, rotary bottle-holders mounted on the inner side of one of saidcarriers, opposing bottleholders mounted on the other carrier, abottle-conveyer running between said carriers and a feed-table havingside walls arranged in line with the faces of said opposingbottle-holders for guiding the bottles between them.

15. In a labeling machine, the combination of a base,*side framesmounted thereon,

one of said frames being adjustable toward and from the other, atransverse shaft supported in said frames, a pair of opposingbottle-carriers mounted on said sha'ft, one of said carriers beingadjustable relatively to the other to accommodate bottles of difi'erentlengths, bottleholders mounted on the opposing sides of said carriers,and means for aflixing labels to the bottles' 1 16. In a labelingmachine, the combination of a conveyer having bottle-seats, abottle-rotating brush located at one side of the conveyer and arrangedto engage embossments on the upper sides of the bottles occupying saidseats, and means cooperating with said conveyor and arranged to applylabels to the bottles after being turned by said brush means. g

17. In a labeling machine, the combination of a bottle carrier, alabel-box arranged above said carrier and having a discharge opening,label-feeding means arranged at said opening, hangers arranged belowsaid said openin a pivoted hanger suspended below said ceding means,bars mounted to swing on said hangers, and wiper rolls journaled on saidbars one above the other.

19. In a labeling machine, the combination of a bottle carrier, a labelbox arranged above said carrier and having a discharge opening, la'belfeeding means arranged at .said opening, a hanger suspended below saidfeeding means, opposing bars mounted to swing on said hanger, one ofsaid bars having a righting lug, a spring bearing against said lug, anda Wiper roll journaled in said bars.

lVitness my hand this 10th day of April, 1914:. FRANK KRAEMER.

\Vitnesses:

C. F. GEYER, E. M. GRAHAM.

tion of a labeLfeeder, driving mechanism, labels to the bottles afterbeing turned by a clutch for connecting the feeder with said said brushmeans. driving mechanism; a spring-pressed cam- 17. In a labelingmachine, the combinarod controlling said clutch and having a tion of abottle carrier, a label-box arranged shoe, a rotary carrier havingbottle-holders, above saidcarrier and having a discharge 40 and trippins located in said bottle-holders opening, label-feeding meansarranged at and arranged to engage said shoe; said opening, hangersarranged below said- 14. In a labeling machine,"the combinafeedingmeans, bars plvoted between their tion of a label-feeder, opposingcarriers, ends to said hangers, and wiper-rolls jour- 10 rotarybottle-holders mounted -on the inner naled on said bars on oppositesides of their 45 side of oneof said carriers, opposing bottlepivot.holders mounted on the other carrier, a'bot 18. In a labeling machine,the combinatle-conveyer running between said carriers tion of a bottlecarri'er, a label box arranged and a feed-table having side wallsarranged above saidcarrier and having a discharge in line With the facesof said opposing botopening, labelfeeding means arranged at 50tle-holders for'guiding the bottles between said opening, a pivotedhanger suspended them. below said feeding means, bars mounted to I 15.In a labeling machine, the combinaswing on said hangers, and Wiperrollsjourtion of a base,'sid' frames mounted thereon, naled-on said bars oneabove the other.

one of said framesbeing adjustable toward 19. In a labeling machine, thecombina- 55 and from the other, a transverse shaft suption of a bottlecarrier, a label box arranged ported in said frames, a pair of opposlngabove said carrier and having a discharge bottle-carriers mounted onsaid shaft, one of opening, label feeding means arranged at saidcarriers being adjustable relatively to .said opening, a hangersuspended below said theother to accommodate bottles of differentfeeding means, opposing bars mounted to lengths, bottle-holders mountedon the op-- swing on said hanger, one of said bars havposing sides ofsaid carriers, and means for ing a righting lug, a spring bearingagainst aflixing labels to the bottles.' i said lug, and a Wiper rolljournaled in said 16. In a labeling machine, the combinabars. i

tion of a conveyer having bottle-seats, a WVitness my hand this 10thdayof April, 65 bottle-rotating brush located atone side of 1914.

the conveyer and arranged to engage em- FRANK KRAEMER. bossments on theupper sides of the bottles Witnesses: occupying saidseats, and meanscoiiperating C. F. GEYER,

with said conveyer and arranged to apply GRAHAM.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,170,913, grantedFebruary 8,

1916 npon the application of Frank Kraemer, of Buffalo, New York, for animprovement in Labeling-Machines, errors appear in the'printedspecification requiring correction as follows: Page 6, line 78, claim 8,after the Word having insert the words bottle-holders, trip slida bleaxially in; page 7, line 38 claim 16, strike out the word means; andthat the said Letters'latent should be read with these correctionstherein that the same may conform to the record of the case in thePatent Ofiice. I I I Signed and sealed this 29th day of February, A. D.,1916.

[SEAL] I 7 R. WHITEHEAD,

' A ct'ing Commissioner of Patents.

Corrections in Letters Patent No. 1,170,913.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,170,913, grantedFebruary 8,

1916, upon the application of Frank Kraemer, of Buffalo, New York, foran improvement in Labeling-Mnuhines, errors appear in the printedspecification requiring correction as follows: Page 6, line 78, claim 8,after the word having insert the words bottle-holders. trip pins.sl'idahle axially in; page 7, line 38, claim 16, strike out the wordnu-ans? and that the said Letters Patent should be read with thesecorrections therein that the same may conform to the record of the casein the Patent Oflice.

Signed and sealed this 29th day of February, A. D., 1916.

[SEAL] R. F. WHITEHEAD,

Acting Commissioner of Patents. Cl. 21659.

